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TOP FIVE REASONS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE: First, you will receive solid biblical teaching based upon evangelical conviction. Second, upon completing RZIM’s Foundations of Apologetics curriculum and interacting with formally trained Christian apologists, you will be equipped to lead classes or small groups through the same program of study. Third, you will gain confidence and expertise in being able to defend and share your faith in Christ with family, friends, and in the public sphere. Fourth, the conference sessions are spread out into evening sessions that are convenient for those who work day jobs. Fifth, you will receive excellent training at an affordable cost.

Matt Nadler is a Jewish believer in Jesus on staff with Word of Messiah Ministries (WMM). Coming to faith at a young age, he grew up in the Messianic Jewish movement, and in a family ministering to the Jewish people. He went on to college at UNC-Chapel Hill and after graduating with a BA in Religion, traveled to Israel for a year to learn Hebrew and volunteer at a community outreach in Eilat. In 2004, while enrolled at Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC, he came on with WMM, a ministry which presents the Good News of Messiah to the Jew first, doing this through Jewish outreach, equipping and discipleship of believers, development and training of leaders, and planting Messianic congregations. He acquired a Masters Degree in Philosophy in 2008, and currently serves as Director of Publications at WMM. His desire is to serve in Israel, teaching apologetics in a Jewish context.

We are partnering with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) to host a week-long conference from May 29-June 4 entitled Foundations of Apologetics. The emphasis of the conference is on Christian apologetics, which is the branch of Christian theology that seeks to address the intellectual obstacles that keep people from taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ seriously. The conference will address the intellectual objections to the Christian faith presented by skeptics in universities, the media, and the arts and is intended for church leaders, teachers, college students, thoughtful laypersons, and sincere skeptics who are processing doubts about Christianity. RZIM, founded by Ravi Zacharias, has for over 25 years had a presence all over the world and in numerous universities, notably Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford University. Their main focus is towards worldwide evangelism undergirded by apologetics, reaching the thinker and opinion makers of the world. Erik Dubasak, the senior pastor of Grace Community Church, interned for six weeks with RZIM at their headquarters in Atlanta in 2010 as part of his seminary training. In bringing RZIM to Ormond Beach, Erik says, “We invited RZIM because we long for people who are Christian to have a deeper understanding of their faith and those who have objections to be challenged to think differently about Christ and the answers He provides to life’s deepest questions. There is no ministry that does this more effectively than RZIM.”The conference will feature two keynote speakers. Representing RZIM and speaking twice on Sunday, May 29 is John Njoroge (pronounced Jarogee), a native of Kenya and graduate of Talbot School of Theology where he majored in philosophy, theology, and New Testament studies. He is currently working towards a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Georgia and his passion is to help clear the fog between the academy and the local church. He also teaches regularly at the RZIM Summer Institute at Oxford and Wheaton College. The second keynote speaker to speak the evening of Saturday, June 4 is Paul Copan, who currently holds the Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University and is the current president of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. He served as a writer and researcher for RZIM for five years and has spoken at many university campuses, including Harvard, Yale Divinity School, and Georgetown University. He is also the author of several books, which include True for You, But Not for Me, That"s Just Your Interpretation, and Is God a Moral Monster? Understanding the Old Testament God. As for the remainder of the conference, the dates of May 30-June 3 will feature a 12-part curriculum that addresses such issues as the historical reliability of the Bible, the uniqueness of Christ, the problem of evil, and the existence of God. These courses will be taught by the Truth, Evangelism and Apologetics Mission (T.E.A.M.), which is a ministry comprised of students and alumni of Southern Evangelical Seminary. Their specialty is to help those in the church acquire the tools necessary to think critically about their faith and engage other worldviews.

Prem is an apologetics speaker with over 15 years experience as a software developer in the financial services industry. He currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his wife Annie Isaac and two children. Prem has lived in India, Nigeria, and the United States and though he was raised in a Christian background, Prem became an evolutionist and an agnostic in his pre-teen years when his keen interest in science led him to ask questions that his church could not answer. In 1989, Prem came to Christ in New York City while pursuing his undergraduate degree majoring in Physics and Computer Science, and got involved with street evangelism and young adult discipleship. Since 1998, Prem has taught New Testament and lectured on Creation & Evolution at churches, college campuses and high schools in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Indiana as well as India. He is especially interested the relationship between Christianity and Science, and is pursuing an M.A. in Philosophy and Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary.

J. T. Bridges has a B.S. from Iowa State University, a M. Div. with biblical languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, a MA in Philosophy from Baylor University and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy of Religion at Southern Evangelical Seminary. He currently lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and two daughters. J.T.’s academic interests include Intelligent Design, the problem of evil, and the philosophical theology of St. Thomas Aquinas. He is the author of the book A New Design Hypothesis: A Concise Refutation of Dogmatic Darwinism. In this work he explores a new approach to anti-Darwinian argumentation and constructs a novel application of Intelligent Design insights.

Paul Copan currently holds the Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University and is the current president of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. He served as a writer and researcher for RZIM for five years and has spoken at many university campuses, including Harvard, Yale Divinity School, and Georgetown University. He is also the author of several books, which include True for You, But Not for Me, That's Just Your Interpretation, and Is God a Moral Monster? Understanding the Old Testament God.

John is a member of the speaking team at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to serving on church staffs in both Kenya and in the U.S., he has organized and led leadership training conferences and raised funds for various relief projects.John is an ordained minister who speaks frequently in churches, conferences, and universities around the world. His passion is to help clear the fog between the academy and the local church by making the case for the credibility of the gospel of Jesus Christ in a winsome and persuasive manner.He is a graduate of Philadelphia Biblical University and Talbot School of Theology where he majored in philosophy, New Testament studies, and theology. While at Talbot, he also served as a graduate teaching assistant and an adjunct faculty member. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, Leah, and their two boys, Jonathan and Benjamin.

The video on the left is an introduction to RZIM and their worldwide ministry of apologetics and evangelism. Below are some other links to help you understand their ministry from other events they have conducted.How to approach people with the gospel in non-adversarial waysCompulsion in religion and the freedom to disbelieveFor more specific info on our conference, please continue reading more below.

Grace Community Church1060 West Granada Blvd.Ormond Beach, FL 32174(386) 673-0145Please indicate the names and ages of the kids you will be bringing if you are registering for Date Night.

1. THE BIBLE. The Word of God, the sixty-six Books of the Old and New Testaments, verbally inspired in all parts, and therefore wholly without error as originally given of God (2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21).2. THE ONE TRUE GOD. Existing eternally as three persons the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Luke 3:22; Matthew 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14).3. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. His preexistence and deity (John 1:1-3), incarnation by virgin birth (John 1:14; Matthew 1:18-23), sinless life (Heb. 4:15), substitutionary death (2 Cor. 5:21), bodily resurrection (Luke 24:36-43), ascension into heaven and present ministry (Heb. 4:14-16), and coming again (Acts 1:11).4. THE HOLY SPIRIT. His personality (John 16:7-15), and deity (Acts 5:3-4), and His work in each believer: baptism and indwelling at the moment of regeneration (1 Cor. 12:13; Rom. 8:9), and filling (Eph. 5:18) to empower for Christian life and service (Eph. 3:16; Acts 1:8; Gal. 5:22-23).5. MAN. His direct creation in the image of God (Gen. 1:26-28), his subsequent fall into sin resulting in spiritual death (Gen. 3:1-24; Rom. 5:12), and the necessity of the new birth for his salvation (John 3:3-5).6. SALVATION. A complete and eternal salvation by God’s grace alone received as the gift of God through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work (Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7; 1 Peter 1:18-19).7. THE CHURCH. One true church, the body and the bride of Christ (Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-32), composed of all true believers of the present age (1 Cor. 12:12-13); and the organization of its members in local churches for worship, for edification of believers, and for worldwide gospel witness, each local church being autonomous but cooperating in fellowship and work (Eph. 4:11-16).8. CHRISTIAN LIFE. A life of righteousness, good works and separation unto God from the evil ways of the world (Rom. 12:1-2), manifested by speaking the truth (James 5:12), maintaining the sanctity of the home (Eph. 5:22-6:4), settling differences between Christians in accordance with the Word of God (1 Cor. 6:1-8), not engaging in carnal strife but showing a Christlike attitude toward all men (Rom. 12:17-21), exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23), and maintaining a life of prayer (Eph. 6:18; Phil. 4:6), including the privilege, when sick, of calling for the elders of the church to pray and to anoint with oil in the name of the Lord (James 5:13-18).9. ORDINANCES. The Christians should observe the ordinances of our Lord Jesus Christ which are (1)baptism of believers by triune immersion (Matt. 28:19) and (2)the threefold communion service, consisting of the washing of the saints’ feet (John 13:1-17), the Lord’s Supper (1 Cor. 11:20-22, 33-34; Jude 12), and the communion of the bread and the cup (1 Cor. 11:23-26).10. SATAN. His existence and personality as the great adversary of God and His people (Rev. 12:1-10), his judgment (John 12:31), and final doom (Rev. 20:10).11. SECOND COMING. The personal, visible, and imminent return of Christ to remove His church from the earth (1 Thess. 4:16-17) before the tribulation (1 Thess. 1:10; Rev. 3:10), and afterward to descend with the Church to establish His millennial kingdom upon the earth (Rev. 19:11-20:6).12. FUTURE LIFE. The conscious existence of the dead (Phil. 1:21-23; Luke 16:19-31), the resurrection of the body (John 5:28-29), the judgment and reward of believers (Rom. 14:10-12; 2 Cor. 5:10), the judgment and condemnation of unbelievers (Rev. 20:11-15), the eternal life of the saved (John 3:16), and the eternal punishment of the lost (Matt. 25:46; Rev. 20:15).

Welcome and thank you for visiting the home page of Grace Community Church in Ormond Beach, FL. We at Grace Community Church see ourselves as an exciting part of what God is doing in this community and have three defining goals that drive our ministry efforts. These goals are to evangelize our city, to equip the saints for ministry and service, and to embrace people of all nations through being rooted and grounded in Christ’s love. As for this Website, please feel free to navigate it and see more about how we are working towards these goals. However, please remember that our site is under development and will be changing and expanding as time progresses. If you have questions about us and would like to know more, then please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to assist you.

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While Sunday morning worship fulfills the believer’s call to corporate discipleship, there is also another personal side to discipleship. This component involves the need for a younger believer to discuss their unique needs to a more mature believer. In a sense, this is more like “spiritual parenting,” as modeled by Paul and his companions in 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 where it says: "But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children. Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us… You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers; just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children, so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory."In order to facilitate this process, we intentionally offer small group studies where for these types of relationships to develop.

Christian evangelist Ravi Zacharias teaches that there are three levels of philosophy. Level 1 consists of academic and theoretical concepts. This level is often discussed and debated in universities and government institutions and then communicated to a mass audience through Level 2. Level 2 consists of such artistic mediums as painting, literature, music, drama, films, etc. Level 2 may be the most influential of the three levels in influening masses of people and their thinking. In fact, Scottish politician Andrew Fletcher understood this and once said, “Let me write the songs of a nation – I don’t care who writes its laws.” Level 3 is at the practical level and is referred to as “kitchen table conversation.” This is when Level 1 and Level 2 are discussed at bars, coffee shops, and homes and where people integrate the ideas passed to them into their lives. Many Christians don’t realize that in our culture one of the most powerful mediums shaping our culture and thinking is the artistic medium of film. More often than not, movies are intentionally taking ideas from Level 1 and attempting to persuade an audience that their worldview is best. Further, movies tell us a lot about our culture and provide us with a great way to understand it and then engage that culture for Christ. This monthly ministry will help movie lovers look at films they may not have considered from a faith perspective before to understand how movies communicate worldviews and messages.

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Erik Dubasak was born in Parma, OH and raised in Andover, MA. He was educated at Wingate University and is in the process of completing his M.A. in Christian apologetics at Southern Evangelical Seminary. His ministry experience comes through Camp Lurecrest Ministries, Great Commission Bible Institute, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, and several years of teaching on the secondary level at a private Christian school. Erik grew up in a part of the country where the dominant worldview is secular and did not provide a moral, intellectual, or spiritual framework that was either adequate in making sense of life or personally fulfilling. As a result, there was an emptiness inside that Erik tried to fill through pleasure, self-gratification, and lawlessness that, as the Bible says, leads to death (Rom. 3:23). Through this process, Erik found that only in Jesus Christ were life’s deepest questions adequately answered and life’s ultimate purpose found. Since discovering this, Erik desires to most significantly bring two things to the church. First, he emphasizes that the church is a place of learning. Many times Christians who really want to learn the Bible decide to go to Bible college or seminary. However, Erik believes that while going to school is helpful, the primary place where people learn the Bible ought to be the church. As a result, Grace Community church offers in-depth teaching that is meant to equip the believer for life and ministry. Second, the church is also a place of intimacy with God. While we need to learn the Bible, we also need to do so in the context of being intimate with God. Therefore, study needs to be accompanied with spiritual disciplines such as prayer, service, praise and worship, etc. Finally, Erik was married to his wife, Terrah, in 2006. They had their first child, Clementine Olivia, on November 26, 2010. They both enjoy reading, cooking (and eating too!), traveling, spending time with friends, and walks on the beach.

AboutParents must sign up by 5 p.m. on the Thursday before Date NightTo register, go to the “Contact Us” page and complete form by filling out your name, e-mail, and how many kids will be there and their ages. Or you can call the church office at 673-0145 and leave a message with the same information. That’s it!Children may be dropped off between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. and must picked up between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. in a timely manner.

MISSION STATEMENT Grace Community Church exists to evangelize our city, equip the saints, and embrace people of all nations in authentic relationship through being rooted and grounded in Christ’s love.CORE VALUES Our core values are captured by two words, ROOT and FRUIT. THE ROOT: BELIEF IN THE GOSPEL The root of the Christian faith is the gospel message, which is the good news of eternal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ’s sacrificial life, death, and resurrection on our behalf. Through faith in the gospel, Jesus provides us access to the Father (Jn. 14:6) and sends the Holy Spirit (Jn. 15:26) to permanently indwell the believer (Jn. 14:16, Rom. 8:9; Eph. 1:13-14). People cannot properly relate to either the Father or the Holy Spirit without belief in Christ’s finished work on the cross. It is our core mission at Grace Community Church to connect people to this message of grace without drifting into institutionalized religion and following some other agenda. THE FRUIT: LIFE IN THE SPIRIT On Jesus’ final night with His disciples, He taught them saying, "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing” (Jn. 15:5). Subsequent to faith in the gospel, God imparts the gift of the Holy Spirit to indwell and empower us to grow and bear spiritual fruit. In light of this, we offer opportunities for spiritual growth through things such as teaching, discipleship, evangelism, fellowship, prayer, praise, giving, and observing the ordinances of the Lord’s Supper and baptism. However, out of these things our main emphasis is on three: EVANGELIZING OUR CITY by communicating the gospel through word and deed EQUIPPING THE SAINTS through studying and practicing God’s Word EMBRACING PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS through authentic relationshipEVANGELIZEChristianity believes that truth is knowable and absolute, that God exists, miracles are possible, and that the Scriptures are historically reliable. Yet, these issues are where Christians are being challenged everyday in universities, government institutions, the media, the workplace, and even our own homes. In order to defend the faith and articulate the gospel to our lost neighbors, our goal is to follow the Bible’s command to “demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God” (2 Cor. 10:5) and to “always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (1 Pt 3:15). We accomplish this by offering opportunities for and encouraging evangelistic training and outreach. We also support missionaries who are preaching the gospel “even to the remotest part of the earth” (Acts 1:8). EQUIPOur goal in the equipping process is not simply to transfer information, but to initiate deeper transformation in Christ. In the Bible, this equipping process is accomplished through two different types of discipleship, corporate and personal. We emphasize both at Grace Community Church. CORPORATE DISCIPLESHIP We take the Bible seriously and gather together to study it because it contains principles to live a life pleasing to the Lord in every way. Expect every message to communicate biblical truth in order to bring believers to maturity. PERSONAL DISCIPLESHIP While gathering together for times of study fulfills the believer’s call to corporate discipleship, there is also another personal side to discipleship. This component involves the need for a younger believer to discuss their unique needs to a more mature believer. In a sense, this is more like “spiritual parenting,” as modeled by Paul and his companions in 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 where it says: But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children. Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us… You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers; just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children, so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. In order to facilitate this process, we intentionally offer small group opportunities for these types of relationships to develop. EMBRACEWe cannot divorce the importance of embracing others in personal relationship from discipleship and evangelism. We encourage our members to not only take time to become involved in small groups with other believers, but to also pursue meaningful relationships with sinners, regardless of their age or ethnicity, in order to demonstrate with their words and deeds the gospel of grace. Many of us have come through deep emotional, physical, or spiritual struggle, and by sharing our lives together in authentic relationship we can encourage others with stories of how God brought us through and thus be the healing community God has called us to be.

Evangelize. Equip. Embrace. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.